Garment safety pin fastener



April 8, 1952 T, YANAGiHRA 2,592,506

GARMENT SAFETY PIN FASTENER Filed NOV. 2, 1950 vll/l V, III/1111147111 INVENTOR ThnmaYaTlag-lara,

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 8, 1952 GARMENT SAFETY PNFASTENEB Thomas Yanagihara, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii Application November 2, 1950, SerialV No. 193,623

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a garment safety clip and has for an object to provide an improved garment safety clip, this case being a continuation in part of application Serial No. 148,145, iiled March 7, 1950, now abandoned, for Automatic Safety Clip Device.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved garment safety clip over that shown in U. S. Patents Nos. 1,454,550; 1,576,770; and 1,783,470.

Afurther object of this invention is to provide an improved garment safety clip having yieldable means normally urging the clip toward the operative garment engaging and `holclingposition, thus negativing any tendency to accidentally open and release the garment while in operation.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved garment safety clip having a pair of garment engaging and holding pin points 'which are an integral part of a single folded over rod member and having a housing assembled thereon so that the pin points are in an entirely protected and concealed position in both the fully opened and in the fully closedpositions, and which, even in the intermediate clothengaging position, they are so located that they are not liable to.l accidentally penetrate the body of any human or animal on whose garment it may be in use.

`A further object of this invention is to provide a garment safety clip which may be used for 4fastening garments or other similar fabric articles including baby diapers, clothing, and may likewise be used in place of an overall strap hook, Suspenders hook, a belt buckle, a clothinghook or clip in place of a button, hookv and eye, or snap, av flap or cover. hook or clip, or the like.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a garment safety clip which maybe inexpensively manufactured and v.easily assembled and, if necessary, may be readily disassembled without great diculty by the user.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, aswill hereinafter become apparent, this invention comprises the combinations, constructions, and arrangement of parts hereinafter set-forth, disclosed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. l isa perspective view of the garment safety clip of; this invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 isa sectional view on line 3--3 ,of Fig. 2;

4 of Fig. 3;

Figs. 5 and 6 are sectionalviews on lines 5 5 andt-l ofFig.l 3;

Fig. 7 is an end view looking in the direction of arrowl on Fig. 3

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a Slightly modified form;

Fig.'9 is a sectional view online 9--9 ofFig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a sectional View `similar to Fig. 3, showing the pointszingarment engaging and holding position.

There is shown at I0 the garment safety clip of this invention and includes a housing II through which is moveable within certainlimits the double hook I2 made from a suitable single Apiece of wire rod,.suitably bentvand foldedand ending in a pair oirfabrio penetrating pointsV IG. The wire rod fromk which the hooks'IZ is made is rst folded in -thenshape of a long narrow U, having a bight portion-1 i5; from which extend the U-legsv I6, which arerthen folded back in a plane at right angles tothe plane of the U,\and parallel thereto, thus providing the hooks I2 and their terminal points I4, which are sharpened, as shown.

The housing II, which may be formed of any suitable material, such,V as metal, plastic, or wood, includes a back plate portion Il which is folded at its edges I8 to provide a Ynarrow side portion 20 at rightangles to the back plate portion Il, the side portion I8 having a depth about equal tothe diameter-to `the hook legs it and is then cut away `and provides two separated side portions 2I and 22 which `are then folded again at right angles to extendacross and. provide separated bar portions `223 and 24, spaced a substantial distance apart -fromeach other. --Secured through each of the'four side'portions 2l and 22 is a stop pin and hook guide means 25 extending within the'housing a distance slightly greater than the -diameter of the hook leg i6. Extending-between the back plate portion Il andV the front bar portion 2li is a narrow bridge portion 2t acting as a stop --member to prevent the U-bight lirom vbeing drawn into and through the housing ll. Biased about each U-leg I 6 is a coiled compression spring 2l, one end of which may abut against asuitably fastened washer 28 on U-leg I adjacent U-bight I5, and the other end of which ,abuts either against the end of the housing or against a suitable washer 30, ireelyslidable over thegleg I5 and abutting the end of the housing.

The springs 21 thus .normally urge the bight .I5 away from the housing I I andithus normally urge the hook points I4 into the housing II to the position beneath the bar portion 24 as shown in Fig. 10, in the cloth or fabric penetrating and holding position there shown. I'he stop pins 25 act as guides for the hook legs IB and hold such legs I6 in sliding engagement with the inner surface of the back plate portion I1. In addition, the stop pins 25 located beneath the bar portion 23 serve to limit or stop the movementI of the hook l2 through the housing in the direction urged by the springs 21, the point legs being of such length that the points I4 are held beneath the bar portion 24 when in closed position, while the stop bridge 26 and the springs 21 under compression absolutely prevent the removal of the hook in the opposite direction and prevent the point I4 from being moved to a position beyond the end of the bar plate portion 23, thus keeping the points I4 in a safe position at either end of their movement.

In operation, the housing II and the hook I2 may be moved relaitve to each other to move the fabric penetrating points I4 between the two positions shown in Figs. 3 and 10 from beneath one of the front bar portions 24 to beneath the other of the front bar portion 23, the springs 21 normally urging it to the position beneath the bar portion 24.

To use the garment safety clip I of this invention as a diaper holder, for instance, the housing II may be grasped by its sides and then the hook I2 moved to the open position by pushing the bight I of hook I2 toward the housing, compressing the spring 21, and then grasping the bight I5 in the ngesr of the same hand holding the housing II, then, with the other hand, the portions of the diaper to be engaged and held are placed in the space in the housing between the edges of front bar portions 23 and 24 and the bight I5 is then released, causing the point I4 to penetrate through the fabric 32 of the diaper to the position beneath the front bar plate 24, as shown in Fig. 10, the penetrating movement being assisted, if necessary, by grasping the bight I5 as a handle and pulling it through. Once in engaged position, the spring 21 will be of sufficient strength to normally prevent accidental removal of the point I4 from the garment or diaper 32, particularly by the fingers of a child or baby on whom the diaper is placed.

When used as a suspender hook, the suspender strap 33 may be sewed as at 34 about the bight I5 and the fabric to be supported is then placed in the space between the front bars 23 and 24 for engagement in a similar manner.

Instead of sewing the suspender strap 33 to the bight I5, a cross bar 35 may be provided about the legs I6 adjacent the bight I5', and the bight I5' is provided with a pair of fabric engaging teeth 36, so that a suspender strap 31 may be folded about the cross bar 35 and then brought under the bight I5' against the teeth 36 and be held thereby, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Otherwise, the construction of this modification may be identical with the rst form already disclosed.

As an additional modification, the spring 21 and its washers could be omitted with the omission of its function, of normally urging the hook to the closed position.

However, with the springs present is preferable, not only when intended for use as a diaper clip, but also in other uses. As in Suspenders, for instance, the presence of the spring 21 will be suicient to prevent the housing I1 from riding up and forcibly disengaging the garment secured by the hooks I2.

While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this invention is not to be considered as being limited to the exact form disclosed, and that changes in detail and construction may be made therein Within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

l. A garment safety clip comprising a housing member and a hook member moveable within said housing within limits, said hook member comprising a Wire rod folded into a U, parts of the legs of the U being folded back parallel to the plane of the U in a plane with an intermediate part of each leg at right angles thereto, the legs terminating in points, said housing comprising a back plate portion, sides on said back plate portion folded at right angles thereto, and extending a distance substantially equal to the diameter of said wire rod, spaced apart front bar portions having folded side portions integrally extending from the side portions of said baci; plate portion, hook guide and stop means extending through said side portions a distance into said housing greater than the diameter of said wire rod and spaced from the inner surface of said back plate portion a distance substantially equal to the diameter of said Wire rod, and means preventing the movement of the U-bight through said housing.

2. A garment safety clip comprising a housing member and a hook member moveable within said housing Within limits, said hoolf. member comprising a wire rod folded into a U, parts of the legs of the U being folded back parallel to the plane of the U in a plane with an intermediate part of each leg at right angles thereto, the legs terminating in points, said housing comprising a back plate portion, sides on said back plate portion folded at right angles thereto, and extending a distance substantially equal to the diameter of said wire rod, spaced apart front bar portions having folded side portions integrally extending from the side portions of said back plate portion, hook guide and stop means extending through said side portions a distance into said housing greater than the diameter of said wire rod and spaced from the inner surface of said back plate portion a distance substantially equal to the diameter of said wire rod, means preventing the movement of the U-bight through said housing, and yieldable means about the legs of said U between the U-bight and the housing normally urging said hook to the closed fabric holding position.

3. A garment safety clip comprising a housing member and a hook member moveable within said housing within limits, said hook member comprising a Wire rod folded into a U, the legs of the U being folded back parallel to the plane of the U in planes at right angles thereto and terminating in sharp end points, said housing comprising a back plate portion, sides on said back plate portion folded at right angles thereto, and extending a distance substantially equal to the diameter of said Wire rod, spaced apart front bar portions having folded side portions integrally extending from the side portions of said back plate portion, hook guide and stop means extending through said side portions a distance 5 6 into said housing greater than the diameter of said Wire rod and spaced from the inner surface UNITED STATES PATENTS of said back plate portion a distance substantially Number Name Date equal to the diameter of said wire rod., and means 040,307 Polhemus an 9 1900 preventing the movement of the U-bight through 5 707,427 Kewn Aug. 19 1902 said housing, and yieidabie means about the legs 883,034 FOX Man 31 1908 of said U between the U-bight and the housing 090,300 Robinson une 15 1908 normally urging said. hook to the closed fabric 921,003 Bateman May 18 1909 holding position, said yieidabie means comprising 1,454,550 Mabry May 8 1923 a coiled compression spring about each ieg. 10 1,783,470 Helmboid Dee, 2 l 1930 THOMAS YANAGIHARA.

REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS The followingr references are of record in the Numbel Country Date me of this patent: u, 24,818 Great Britain of 1903 

